Donors are vital to Young Life at the local area and regional levels. Because Young Life areas are financially supported solely at the local level, donors’ financial gifts account for all of an area's budget and part of a region's budget. Your donation helps areas hire and train staff and provide essential administrative support to the area. Your contributions also support operating expenses such as salaries and other ministry costs and can help send kids to Young Life camps.

We will be having our annual fundraiser on Oct. 19

If you would like more information please contact Tasha Bruinsma at 847-735-9595.

We are committed to introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. Young Life also aims to establish and maintain a presence at all high schools and middle schools in the local area.

However, in order to do this a foundational, structured framwork needs to be set in place.  Included in this are budgetary needs; this is a breakdown of our funding goals for the current year:

LOCAL AREA GIVING       $72,000
fundraiser, General Giving, Year End Giving…
STAFF PERSONAL SUPPORT      $10,000
Support Raised Outside Lake County
CHURCHES        $10,000
Support from local churches
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP      $8,000
Support from businesses or corporations to help
underwrite fund raising
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS     $100,000

 If you would like to be involved in any of the above areas please contact the offic at 847-735-9595, mail it to the office, or click on the link in the upper right-hand corner of this page.

We believe that in order to reach kids we must go where they go and enter their world. Every week in our local area, Young Life staff and volunteers can be found at school events and practices and at kids' favorite hangouts. In many cases, they are the only adult friends kids have in their lives. Our work could not be done without your support. We are grateful for your gift to Young Life. Thank you for all you do to help us reach generations of kids who desperately need to hear a message of hope.